Larry E. Heck

Larry E Heck moved to Colorado in 1984 while working as District Manager for a Nationwide Computer Maintenance Company. He was immediately drawn to visit scenic and historic locations found in the back country throughout Colorado and Utah.

In 1985, he became a free lance photojournalist (part time) and published a short booklet describing some of those locations and how to find them using a 4WD vehicle. He produced many dozens of back-country guide books, videos, and magazine stories. His travels have taken him throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond.

Being a free lance photojournalist, Larry's stories have appeared in numerous publications across decades of time. For all of 2007, his back country adventures appeared monthly in Off Road Magazine. For several years, his travels continued to appear monthly in 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine. He has written about many scenic, historic and fun locations including the very popular series about the Outlaw Trail. During the 1980s and 90s, Larry operated a 4x4 Travel Club called, "Pass Patrol". A newsletter subscription was available during that time.

The Newsletter changed names several times but continued from 1985 to 1999. Some of those newsletters have been recovered and are available at my web site under the Pass Patrol Archives link. Pass Patrol’s last ride was in 1999. The corporation was dissolved.

Larry is now semi-retired meaning he no longer spends his time searching for old trails and scenic locations. His focus has become aimed at fiction novels. Nine such volumes are currently available. Maids of Merr will increase that number to ten. It is the latest addition to a long list of eBooks and paperback books with more to come.